Big changes are coming in hepatitis C

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Abstract

The story of hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy is about to add one of its biggest chapters. From the serendipitous beginnings in the 1980s when investigators noted that interferon improves liver enzymes in non-A, non-B hepatitis, to the discovery and naming of the hepatitis virus, to the addition of ribavirin, to the pegylation of interferon, and now to the first direct-acting antivirals (DAA), the history of HCV is an intriguing one that continues to unfold. Along with the first DAAs, other important findings have helped explain long-observed differences between various ethnic groups, as well as new predictive information that can be gleaned from some of the observed adverse events.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)72-77
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Gastroenterology Reports
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Boceprevir
  • Direct-acting antivirals
  • Hepatitis C
  • Pegylated interferon
  • Polymerase inhibitors
  • Protease inhibitors
  • Ribavirin
  • Telaprevir

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gastroenterology

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